"Shabba (Remix)" [ft. Shabba Ranks, Busta Rhymes and Migos]

Polo Grounds / RCA

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A$AP Ferg's hypnotically dark debut single "Work" became its own sort of beast this spring when it got the star-studded remix treatment. Now a real star in his own right, Ferg has upped the ante on his second single by recruiting a remix team that includes 2013's most exciting rookies, a veteran, and the dancehall legend after whom the song was named. The combination of new voices on the track is thrilling—their styles converge to boost the song to its deliriously gruff, sinister peak—but they're ultimately ornaments to Ferg himself, who's swooped in with a new verse that's as nimble and elastic as anything he's ever done. This is how you close out a banner year.